These resources have been designed by the Community Science Liaison team with the Albertan K-12 curriculum in mind. Using hands-on, place, and curriculum based lessons, we help integrate real science into your student’s classrooms.
They are designed to compliment the Albertan curriculum, and can be used as stand alone modules or as part of a wider module. They encourage students to become citizen scientists, question the reliability of science resources, use real-life data and to instil a sense of pride and place. With some resources, it’s also an opportunity for students to contribute to local scientific research.
There are resources for teachers/ parents, as well as for the students.
Click on each to find out more and to find out how to use the resources.
Geological Bumble Bee (GBB)
This project is aimed at local elementary students to guide them through “hands-on” field-oriented activities to become citizen scientists. Students will build and install bumble bee boxes to examine the impact of modern climate change on these important pollinators. Collection of glacial till pebbles permits the children to examine climate change through the rock record to 400 million years ago.
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Building Resistance to Vaccine Misinformation (BRVM)
This project is aimed at elementary school children and teens to learn about vaccines, pandemics, virus vs bacteria, science, and how to spot misinformation.
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EON-ROSE
(Earth-System Observing Network – Réseau d’Observation du Système terrestrE)
This initiative aims to integrate climate science and Earth science and represents one possible model for driving Earth System Science to support sustainable development for our planet.
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Permafrost
This module has been developed for Grade 3 students, though there are elements for all grades. Students will do background research, go into the field and collect data, then evaluate and synthesise the data in the classroom. Activities include the use of geological and aerial maps, making their own pingo, collecting and entering data and the ‘good old fashioned’ measuring with a ruler.
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Venus
The Venus Module aims to inform about different types of mapping techniques used (both on Earth and for celestial bodies), learn about the different types of volcanic activity on Earth and Venus and to determine whether features on Earth can be used as analogues for features found on Venus.
There is also an opportunity for students to help map Venus and get involved in the global community that is mapping Venus!
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Citizen Science Activities
These are Citizen Science activities that are happening in Calgary and Canada that you and your families can get involved with.
Learn how to contribute to data collection that will help scientists with their research!
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Additional Resources
These additional resources have been created by other people and are great for hands-on ideas for the classroom and at home!
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